The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

Description

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is an archaeological museum located in Giza, Egypt. It is entirely dedicated to the collections of Ancient Egypt and is the largest archaeological museum in the world devoted to a single civilization.

The museum covers an area of approximately 50 hectares and is situated about two kilometers west of the Giza Pyramids.

The idea of building the museum was announced in 1992. Construction began in 2005 and was completed in 2023, with a total cost of around USD 1 billion. After several delays, the official inauguration took place on November 1, 2025.

The museum houses a vast collection of Egyptian artifacts spanning from the Predynastic Period to Coptic Egypt, totaling around 100,000 artifacts from Ancient Egypt. This includes 20,000 items never previously displayed to the public, most notably the complete collection of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, consisting of 5,398 artifacts, exhibited together in one place for the first time.

The Tutankhamun collection alone occupies an area of 7,500 square meters.

Other remarkable items being displayed for the first time include the second solar boat of Khufu, whose restoration cost USD 5 million, the collection of Queen Hetepheres (mother of Khufu), and the collection of Yuya and Tuyu.